Topics
Sports
NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA
Medical Malpractice
Police
Product Liability
Defamation
Slander
Discrimination
sexual harassment, gender, racial, sexual orientation
Title IX
Work Place
Personal Injury
Drug Lawsuits
Car (toyota)
Mcdonalds
School
Prison
Wrongful Death
Environmental
Pick two of the above topics. Find a specific case and research that case. You may need to find multiple articles on the case in order to fully understand the case. Find the answers to the questions. Answers must be typed.
1. Who was being sued?
2. What was the alleged wrong doing?
3. When / Where did the alleged wrong doing take place?
4. What damages did the plaintiff allegedly incur?
5. What is the defendants case?
6. Was there a settlement? If so what was it?
7. What was the outcome of the case?
8. What were your thoughts on the lawsuit?
9. List two vocabulary words that you are unfamiliar to you---Define them
10. Be prepared to present your findings
Rainmaker Questions
1. Who is the plaintiff? What is their argument?
2. Who is the defendant? What is their defense?
3. What was the original settlement offered?
4. Explain the damages the jury awarded the plaintiffs.
5. Explain how Rudy Balyor would have been paid.
6. Why didn't the plaintiff receive their money?
Duke Lacrosse Civil Case Please Read the following articles about the Duke Lacrosse Case
Civil Law Research
Assignment #1
Topics
Sports
NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA
Medical Malpractice
Police
Product Liability
Defamation
Slander
Discrimination
sexual harassment, gender, racial, sexual orientation
Title IX
Work Place
Personal Injury
Drug Lawsuits
Car (toyota)
Mcdonalds
School
Prison
Wrongful Death
Environmental
Pick two of the above topics. Find a specific case and research that case. You may need to find multiple articles on the case in order to fully understand the case. Find the answers to the questions. Answers must be typed.
1. Who was being sued?
2. What was the alleged wrong doing?
3. When / Where did the alleged wrong doing take place?
4. What damages did the plaintiff allegedly incur?
5. What is the defendants case?
6. Was there a settlement? If so what was it?
7. What was the outcome of the case?
8. What were your thoughts on the lawsuit?
9. List two vocabulary words that you are unfamiliar to you---Define them
10. Be prepared to present your findings
Rainmaker Questions
1. Who is the plaintiff? What is their argument?
2. Who is the defendant? What is their defense?
3. What was the original settlement offered?
4. Explain the damages the jury awarded the plaintiffs.
5. Explain how Rudy Balyor would have been paid.
6. Why didn't the plaintiff receive their money?
Duke Lacrosse Civil Case
Please Read the following articles about the Duke Lacrosse Case
http://today.duke.edu/showcase/lacrosseincident/
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/9366400/
Questions to answer:
What happened? Who was charged?
What is the civil law suit about? Which side do you think will win?
Vocabulary
Tort
punitive damages
nominal damages
class action suit
defamation
liability
libel
slander
negligence
contributory negligence
contingency fee